The Elements. The Magic Sword

THE ELEMENTS THE MAGIC SWORD

THE ELEMENTS

THE MAGIC SWORD

Kayetan k usz Korczak in the book ”Kayte His story was described by Jan ers pow y n discovered his sorcer the Wizard”. As a child, Kayeta rn more powerful spells, he got but when he was trying to lea for more than 50 years. When stuck in a magical glass castle ished a group of superheroes he finally broke free, he establ d clones of the most eminent consisting of magically create Polish scientists and artists.

Maria

Maria is a clone of Maria Skło dowska-Curie, the Polish scientist twice awarded the Nob el Prize: first in physics, and then in chemistry for the discovery of two new elements: radium and poloni um.

Fryderyk Chopin, Poland’s most Fryderyk is a clone of Fryderyk ero, he proves that even eminent composer. As a superh apon in the fight against music can be an effective we threats from outer space.

Nicolas Nicolas is a clone of the astron omer Nicolaus Copernicus, who “stopped the Sun and mo ved the Earth,” and also revolutionised the perception of the Solar System structure with his work ”On the Revolution s of the Heavenly Spheres”.

Nicolas possesses the extrem ely useful Power of the Sun.

Krystyna who spied for the Allies during Krystyna Skarbek is an agent British Prime Minister Winston World War II and worked with during his time travel and Churchill. She meets Kayetan decides to help him.

Staszek Staszek is a clone of Stanislaw Lem, the world-famous science-fiction writer, and loo ks after the Earth Defender Squad’s base. In the Squad, he serves as a specialist on alien civilisations.

Ignacy Paderewski, the composer, Ignacy is a clone of Ignacy Jan tributed significantly to the pianist, and politician who con ish state after the end of World creation of an independent Pol r of cultural diplomacy. The War I. Paderewski was a pionee nt on his advice. superheroes can always cou

Marian Marian is a clone of the Polish cryptologist Marian Rejewski, who broke the code of the Enigma, the German cipher machine of Wo rld War II. He acts as a high-tech specialist in the Squad.

Northolt Airport (page 11) ce Northolt Airport—a Royal Air For the ere wh , station in West London rsaw” 303rd “Tadeusz Kościuszko Wa 1940. from ed Fighter Squadron was bas role t can nifi Polish pilots played a sig onstrating in the air Battle of Britain, dem British ls. skil g valour and superb flyin ill said of rch Chu Prime Minister Winston an hum of them: “Never in the field so by ed conflict was so much ow many to so few.”

The Battle of Grunwald (page 15

)

val era in Europe, which greatest battles of the medie the of ne —o ald nw Gru of tle The Bat ted by Western y of the Teutonic Order, suppor arm The .

1410 July 15 on ce pla took Lithuania. The battle combined army of Poland and the with ght fou , hts knig an Europe is still considered one of the Polish–Lithuanian army, and the for ory vict e isiv dec a in ended ryk Sienkiewicz’s novel ory. It was described in the Hen hist ish Pol in nts eve nt orta imp most ”), which was turned into a e Teutonic Knights” (”Krzyżacy ”Th or ss”, Cro the of s ght Kni ”The film adaptation in 1960.

The Battle of Monte Cassino

(page 22)

World War II, fought from one of the bloodiest battles of The Battle of Monte Cassino— in Italy. British, American, monastery of Monte Cassino January to May 1944 near the the hills, which were well forces attempted to conquer Canadian, and New Zealand ghting in May 1944 and ps. Polish soldiers joined the fi fortified by strong German troo withdraw, thus opening y forced the German troops to suffered huge losses, but the Rome. the way for the Allies towards

Wierzynek’s Banquet (page 26

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1364 during the nt that took place in September Wierzynek’s Banquet—an eve Kraków at the to e chs and princes who had com congress of European monar ant Mikołaj rch me simir III the Great. The Kraków invitation of the Polish king Ca ion and sat ani org to a unique feast, with its Wierzynek invited these guests ts at the pan tici Par ression on European rulers. ków lavishness leaving a great imp Kra ut abo s gifts from the host, and new reception received wonderful s of Europe. spread to the farthest corner

Copyright © Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Publisher:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Department of Promotion and Cultural Diplomacy

Warsaw, 2024 Script:

Maciej Jasiński

Graphics: Arkadiusz Klimek, Jacek Michalski

Cover design: Rafał Szłapa ISBN 978-83-68207-06-4 Printed and bound in Poland by SINDRUK, Opole, www.sindruk.pl